If Gene Smith, Ryan Day and Kristina Johnson had their way, Ohio State would still have a chance to play football in 2020.
During an interview with Big Ten Network shortly after the conference’s decision to shut down its fall sports, Smith said Ohio State’s preference was to delay the start of the season to the final week of September or the first week of October, which would have allowed the conference more time to try to find a way to make a fall sports season work.
He also said he ultimately understood, though, why the Big Ten felt it was necessary to make the decision that it did on Tuesday.